''Turraea'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...
, native to the
Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China (southeast, Hainan), Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Indonesia (Java, Lesser Sunda Islands and Western New Guinea), Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia (Caprivi Strip), Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa (Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and northern provinces), Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Systematics
The genus contains approximately 70 species, including:
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Turraea abyssinica'' Hochst.
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Turraea adjanohounii'' Aké Assi
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Turraea anomala'' (O. Hoffm.) Harms
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Turraea floribunda'' Hochst.
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Turraea fockei'' Buchenau
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Turraea geayi'' Danguy
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Turraea humberti'' Danguy
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Turraea kimbozensis'' Cheek
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Turraea laciniosa'' (Balf.f.) Harms
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Turraea lanceolata'' Cav.
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Turraea longifolia'' C. DC.
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Turraea mombassana
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
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Turraea nilotica'' Kotschy & Peyr.
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Turraea obovata'' Gürke
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Turraea obtusifolia'' Hochst.
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Turraea pervillei'' Baill.
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Turraea pubescens'' Hell.
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Turraea rhombifolia'' Baker
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Turraea richardii'' Baill.
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Turraea robusta''
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Turraea rostrata'' C. DC.
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Turraea sericea'' Sm.
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Turraea socotrana'' White
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Turraea thouvenotii
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Danguy
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Turraea venulosa
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Range
The genus is native to the countries of Angola, Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Camer ...
'' Baker
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Turraea villosa
''Turraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, native to the Old World
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contras ...
'' Bennett
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Turraea virens'' L.
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Turraea wakefieldii'' Oliv.
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Turraea zambesica'' Sprague & Hutch. ex Hutch.
Notes
References
External links
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Meliaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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